Dear Friends & Family,

Greetings from Alberta! My how time flies! It is hard to believe that August is already here and July is long gone! A lot has happened since our last update.

In July, we taught chronologically through the Bible's message to a group of approximately 70 junior high kids who were attending a local summer camp here in Alberta. According to the camp counselors, many of the kids attending had never heard the Bible’s message before. The age group of the kids ranged from 12 to 15 years of age.

Jim and Andrew Cross' team taught twice a day for a total of ten hours of teaching, and I (Leslie) ran the PowerPoint presentation for each session. Jim developed over 300 graphical slides for the sessions in an effort to keep the campers’ attention and help illustrate the concepts that were being taught. We started out with the character of God and the six days of creation. We then moved chronologically through the Bible covering the accounts of the Fall, the Passover, the Law, the Tabernacle, the Prophets, and the life of Christ. The final lesson was entirely dedicated to the issue of justification and the need for personal faith. The kids were very responsive and excited as each lesson built on the next. Their understanding was evident by their responses to the questions posed during the lessons and review sessions. [Read More...]